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02-26-2013, 05:27 PM

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02-26-2013, 05:28 PM

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I can remember making marbles do that when I was a kid - you heat them hot then put them on ice...

02-26-2013, 05:32 PM

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02-26-2013, 05:35 PM

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OK ... barf bags ready????

http://www.ebay.com/itm/170994933017...84.m1438.l2649

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02-26-2013, 05:49 PM

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I suppose the foot plate is the soap dispenser

02-26-2013, 06:01 PM

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OK ... barf bags ready????

http://www.ebay.com/itm/170994933017...84.m1438.l2649

Where's the machine?? Is it even there???

02-26-2013, 09:39 PM

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http://cincinnati.craigslist.org/atq/3573219226.html
I can remember making marbles do that when I was a kid - you heat them hot then put them on ice...

Thanks for posting that!! No, I'm not going to buy it, I acquired a 99k this weekend and the motor was unbadged, (the bracket was) and I wondered if it was original. Since the one you posted has original dirt on it, and the same set up, I'll guess that the one I have is probably original too.

02-26-2013, 11:27 PM

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Remember that these units cost the equivalent of 1/2 a years salary for most folks.

Also, just as an FYI - I sent a message to the curator of the SFmuseum just to be sure it was legitimately acquired.

Update: this CANNOT be the machine discussed in the museum display. The Willcox & Gibbs serial number A 685221 dates it for after 1917... The wheels are fine (could have been replaced, but still) date is wrong.

beautiful machine and cabinet though, and the price was right.